Letter of Introduction (posted January 20)
Hey! I'm Madeline El-Baroudi. I normally go by Maddi or Maggie, but it depends mostly on the person. I have never had a preference for names, since many of my friends make up silly nicknames for me. I have one brother and 9 pets (not all in the same house). I have 5 cats and one dog at my dad's house and 2 cats and 1 dog at my mom's.I like to read, just not always the class book. I've been reading this book about a kid who lost his dad in 9/11. It's called Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. It has a very different way of seeing how it really effected people. I'm also a HUGE movie fan. I spend most of my time watching them and thinking about them. I love movies and think they are amazing. I will normally have an idea for a movie in my head at all times. I always think about the actors, where it takes place, the time period, etc. I also like hanging out with my friends. Friends are very important to me. They have helped me become the person I am today. They tell me what they think, no matter what and always tell me the truth. Personal Reflection on Topic of Inquiry(posted January 27 -- Peer Response January 29)
It's hard to think of something that is important to me, especially when there are some many things that come to mind. I think back to my experiences from my previous school history and the only thing I think about is the bullying I went through.
It started back when I was a toddler at daycare. I dealt with mean boys telling me I was fat and I was ugly. It carried on through to elementary, where I just wanted to be normal with friends that I could trust. I was always picked on, never having a friend that stayed by my side. It was hard, seeing how most of the people in my girl scout troop didn't like me when the girl scout moms backs were turned. It was challenging to get passed, but I came out of elementary school with a few friends who sadly went to the other middle school.
I though middle school was going to be better. It seemed like everyone was going to get over themselves and things would start all over again. It ended up being worst. They had a wider vocabulary and knew how to kick someone when they were down. It started with my best friend telling everyone my secrets, people waiting outside my locker to beat me up, being called a lesbian with no friends, shunned, and dealing with guys making inappropriate comments about the book/movie series I happened to be into at the time.
After middle school, I told myself I would never let that happen to me again. It was hard in the beginning, dealing with the same immature behavior as before, but gradually became better and easier, for people started seeing how dumb it was to make fun of someone. I hit a bad streak towards the end of freshman year, but I got through it.
Bullying is the thing I try to prevent. I always make friends with someone who looks to be needing it and if I see bullying or hear a rude comment made about someone specific or a general group, I tell them it's not right and make sure they don't say it again. I became a mentor for the school for mainly that reason. I feel that some freshman deal with bullying and the teachers might not always catch it. They're new to the school and don't know who to watch out for and who they can trust. Once those freshman walk into the school, a wall is instantly built. They just need a friend to help them out.
Peer Response:
I think you have a lot of reasoning behind your topic and I think that it's a good idea because it does seem to be a bigger problem than what people think. I found it very interesting an good topic to expand on. Good job!!
Rough Draft Definition (posted February 3 -- Peer Response February 5)
Bullying is a national problem. A bully is when a person, or group of people, physically, verbally, or sexually harasses someone who may be younger, smaller in size, or part of a lower social group. Another word for bullying is hazing. This is mostly seen in elementary and middle school, but at times it can happen in high school. Sometimes, it can even happen into adulthood. Bullying can lead the victim to have anger issues; trust issues, depression, other serious physiological issues, and, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. People need to stop bullying when they see it happen, ultimately keeping the victim from having problems in the future.
There are many reasons a bully becomes a bully. Some bullies have a bad home life, which can range from neglect to abusive parents. This is the most common reason for children becoming bullies. Another reason can be the child has serious personal and self-esteem issues and feels that if he or she can point out a weaker person’s flaws, it will ultimately make them feel better. When it comes to a group of people, there is always a leader. The group follows the leader to stay on their good side.
Cyber bullying is the new way to bully someone in the technology age. Cyber bullying is just using the internet to harass the victim the bully already harasses in person. It is normally used on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. The sites have done their best to limit the bullying by letting a person report the bully when they start acting up on the site.
Physical bullying, while common, is not the most common. It is when someone touches you without your permission. It isn’t like a hug from a friend. It is when someone comes and tries to punch, slap, kick, or other violent ways to hurt you. It is the way most bullies on television are seen acting out. They are taking someone and shoving them into a locker or beating them up. This kind of bullying is associated more with high school and ‘Freshman Treatment’. Freshman Treatment is a myth that is meant to scare the new kids and to make it clear that the Upperclassman rule the school.
Verbal bullying is the most common type. Verbal bullying is saying negative things to someone to make them feel bad about themselves. When I was in middle school, verbal bullying was what I mostly had to deal with. Name calling, spreading rumors about the victim, and rude comments are just some of the ways people can be verbally bullied. It’s a way to be able to bully someone without getting in trouble for the physical portion.
Sexual bullying is not as common as the first two, but still happens. Sexual harassment is when the bully touches or says something to the victim in a sexual way that is unwanted. There are many seminars in work places about sexual harassment. They sometimes have unscheduled, surprise seminars in schools for reasons unknown to the students. It’s a difficult thing to deal with. Talking from experience, it can make the victim feel violated and upset. In the gay community, many teenagers and young college students have committed suicide for sexual bullying. Being called gay and being targeted because of your sexual orientation is sexual harassment. It may not be the most common version of bullying, but it is by far the worst.
Bullying is a problem that needs to be taken care of. The mental and physical problems that the victims of bullying goes through can cause unwanted stress and trauma that can follow them into adulthood and can lead the victim to taking their own lives. By being able to identify the way people are treated and stopping it, it could potentially lower the suicide rate immensely and stop bullying for future generations.
Peer Response: This is a well written rough draft! I really enjoyed the essay and grabbed my attention with the different types of bullying but in the cyber bullying paragraph I kind of felt like the paragraph wasn't finished yet but it was well put together and had a great use of vocabulary. I would just run through it and make sure you feel that the paragraphs are fully finished and end with the complete idea but other than that I feel that it was strong and had a great strong opinion on the situation.
Revision Definition (posted February 10 -- Peer Response February 12 )
Bullying is a national problem. A bully is when a person, or group of people, physically, verbally, or sexually harasses someone who may be younger, smaller in size, or part of a lower social group. Another word for bullying is hazing. This is mostly seen in elementary and middle school, but at times it can happen in high school. Sometimes, it can even happen into adulthood. Bullying can lead the victim to have anger issues; trust issues, depression, other serious physiological issues, and, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. People need to stop bullying when they see it happen, ultimately keeping the victim from having problems in the future.
There are many reasons a bully becomes a bully. Some bullies have a bad home life, which can range from neglect to abusive parents. This is the most common reason for children becoming bullies. Another reason can be the child has serious personal and self-esteem issues and feels that if he or she can point out a weaker person’s flaws, it will ultimately make them feel better. When it comes to a group of people, there is always a leader. The group follows the leader to stay on their good side.
Cyber bullying is the new way to bully someone in the technology age. Cyber bullying is just using the internet to harass the victim the bully already harasses in person. It is normally used on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. The websites have done their best to limit the bullying by letting a person report the bully when they start acting up on the site, but not everyone wants to report it. They may still feel threatened if they tell the websites what the bully is doing. If there is a problem at school and on the internet, teachers or principals will ask to see if there is an internet history between the two. Cyber bullying is the most common form of bullying outside of school.
Physical bullying, while common, is not the most common. It is when someone touches you without your permission. It isn’t like a hug from a friend. It is when someone comes and tries to punch, slap, kick, or any other violent ways to hurt you. It is the way most bullies on television are seen acting out. They are taking someone and shoving them into a locker or beating them up. This kind of bullying is associated more with high school and ‘Freshman Treatment’. Freshman Treatment is a myth that is meant to scare the new kids and to make it clear that the Upperclassman rule the school. Physical bullying is the most noticeable version of bullying.
Verbal bullying is the most common type. Verbal bullying is saying negative things to someone to make them feel bad about themselves. When I was in middle school, verbal bullying was what I mostly had to deal with. Name calling, spreading rumors about the victim, and rude comments are just some of the ways people can be verbally bullied. It’s a way to be able to bully someone without getting in trouble for the physical portion.
Sexual bullying is not as common as the first two, but still happens. Sexual harassment is when the bully touches or says something to the victim in a sexual way that is unwanted. There are many seminars in work places about sexual harassment. They sometimes have unscheduled, surprise seminars in schools for reasons unknown to the students. It’s a difficult thing to deal with. Talking from experience, it can make the victim feel violated and upset. In the gay community, many teenagers and young college students have committed suicide for sexual bullying. Being called gay and being targeted because of your sexual orientation is sexual harassment. It may not be the most common version of bullying, but it is by far the worst.
Bullying is a problem that needs to be taken care of. The mental and physical problems that the victims of bullying goes through can cause unwanted stress and trauma that can follow them into adulthood and can lead the victim to taking their own lives. By being able to identify the way people are treated and stopping it, it could potentially lower the suicide rate immensely and stop bullying for future generations.
Final Definition (posted February 17 -- Peer Response February 19 )
Bullying is a national problem. A bully is when a person, or group of people, physically, verbally, or sexually harasses someone who may be younger, smaller in size, or part of a lower social group. Another word for bullying is hazing. This is mostly seen in elementary and middle school, but at times it can happen in high school. Sometimes, it can even happen into adulthood. Bullying can lead the victim to have anger issues; trust issues, depression, other serious physiological issues, and, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. People need to stop bullying when they see it happen, ultimately keeping the victim from having problems in the future.
There are many reasons a bully becomes a bully. Some bullies have a bad home life, which can range from neglect to abusive parents. This is the most common reason for children becoming bullies. Another reason can be the child has serious personal and self-esteem issues and feels that if he or she can point out a weaker person’s flaws, it will ultimately make them feel better. When it comes to a group of people, there is always a leader. The group follows the leader to stay on their good side.
Cyber bullying is the new way to bully someone in the technology age. Cyber bullying is just using the internet to harass the victim the bully already harasses in person. It is normally used on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. The websites have done their best to limit the bullying by letting a person report the bully when they start acting up on the site, but not everyone wants to report it. They may still feel threatened if they tell the websites what the bully is doing. If there is a problem at school and on the internet, teachers or principals will ask to see if there is an internet history between the two. Cyber bullying is the most common form of bullying outside of school.
Physical bullying, while common, is not the most common. It is when someone touches you without your permission. It isn’t like a hug from a friend. It is when someone comes and tries to punch, slap, kick, or any other violent ways to hurt you. It is the way most bullies on television are seen acting out. They are taking someone and shoving them into a locker or beating them up. This kind of bullying is associated more with high school and ‘Freshman Treatment’. Freshman Treatment is a myth that is meant to scare the new kids and to make it clear that the Upperclassman rule the school. Physical bullying is the most noticeable version of bullying.
Verbal bullying is the most common type. Verbal bullying is saying negative things to someone to make them feel bad about themselves. When I was in middle school, verbal bullying was what I mostly had to deal with. Name calling, spreading rumors about the victim, and rude comments are just some of the ways people can be verbally bullied. It’s a way to be able to bully someone without getting in trouble for the physical portion.
Sexual bullying is not as common as the first two, but still happens. Sexual harassment is when the bully touches or says something to the victim in a sexual way that is unwanted. There are many seminars in work places about sexual harassment. They sometimes have unscheduled, surprise seminars in schools for reasons unknown to the students. It’s a difficult thing to deal with. Talking from experience, it can make the victim feel violated and upset. In the gay community, many teenagers and young college students have committed suicide for sexual bullying. Being called gay and being targeted because of your sexual orientation is sexual harassment. It may not be the most common version of bullying, but it is by far the worst.
Bullying is a problem that needs to be taken care of. The mental and physical problems that the victims of bullying goes through can cause unwanted stress and trauma that can follow them into adulthood and can lead the victim to taking their own lives. By being able to identify the way people are treated and stopping it, it could potentially lower the suicide rate immensely and stop bullying for future generations. Reflection #1 (posted February 20 -- Peer Response February 22)
This is a very hard topic to write about. It seemed hard to go back and think about what had happened to me to use that as a tool. I tried keeping it very neutral when thinking of tone, but might have added some sadness in there. I really wanted more middle and high school students to read this, letting them know that what they might be doing is harassment and needs to stop. I feel like maybe if enough people got a chance to read this, bullying in schools would decrease. I believe, by putting the title of the form of bullying, I kept the reader interested in reading about what it was and different examples. Rough Draft Comparison (postedFebruary 24 -- Peer Response February 26 )
Explaining bullying to someone can be very hard if they don't see it very much in their life. Whenever I think of bullying, I think of murder. They are very similar, but at the same time, completely different. They can't be mistaken for each other, but they have some of the same principles.
Bullying is what a child does to another child when they feel the weaker one needs to be taught a lesson. Murder is taking another person's life away from them, sometimes for no reason. A bully is harmless compared to a murderer, but it's sad to say that a bully can be a murderer without meaning to be.
Bullies can indirectly push someone to the point of suicide, which is considered man slaughter, but can be very hard to prove. The one thing that popped into my head when thinking about how bullying and murder were similar, bullies and murderers both choose one person, whether planned or random, and turn them into a human target. Granted, bullies can use their targets a lot longer than murderers, but it's still the same concept.
Bullies and murderers may seem different, but they really aren't.
Peer Response:
I think this a very good start to your idea. The concept is great and i see that its a repetitive subject that you pick to talk about, so im guessing you are very into stopping or/andteaching about bullying and how it leads to bad situations. I like your idea and hope to see more details to your writing and examples. Revision Comparison (posted March 2 -- Peer Response March 4)
Explaining bullying to someone can be very hard if they don't see it very much in their life. Whenever I think of bullying, I think of murder. They are very similar, but at the same time, completely different. They can't be mistaken for each other, but they have some of the same principles.
Bullying is what a child does to another child when they feel the weaker one needs to be taught a lesson. Murder is taking another person's life away from them, sometimes for no reason. A bully is harmless compared to a murderer, but it's sad to say that a bully can be a murderer without meaning to be.
Bullies can indirectly push someone to the point of suicide, which is considered man slaughter, but can be very hard to prove. For the past few years, there have been reports of suicides in the LGBT community. There were gay students who had their interaction with another gay student posted onto the internet. Others were treated badly on social networks like Facebook or Twitter. It has become a spreading cause.
Murderers normally don’t use the internet. If there is a death threat on the internet, it’s normally nothing. They spend their time searching for someone in reality to attack. Murderers have a psychological problem that leads them to murder. Jeffery Dahmer killed gay teens and men because his father drilled it into his head that being gay was bad. Dahmer was gay himself which pushed him over the edge. Other times, it’s a mental illness that creates the homicidal tendencies.
The one thing that popped into my head when thinking about how bullying and murder were similar, bullies and murderers both choose one person, whether planned or random, and turn them into a human target. Granted, bullies can use their targets a lot longer than murderers, but it's still the same concept.
Bullies and murderers may seem different, but they really aren't. Final Comparison (posted March 9 -- Peer Response March 11) Explaining bullying to someone can be very hard if they don't see it very much in their life. Whenever I think of bullying, I think of murder. They are very similar, but at the same time, completely different. They can't be mistaken for each other, but they have some of the same principles.
Bullying is what a child does to another child when they feel the weaker one needs to be taught a lesson. Murder is taking another person's life away from them, sometimes for no reason. A bully is harmless compared to a murderer, but it's sad to say that a bully can be a murderer without meaning to be.
Bullies can indirectly push someone to the point of suicide, which is considered man slaughter, but can be very hard to prove. For the past few years, there have been reports of suicides in the LGBT community. There were gay students who had their interaction with another gay student posted onto the internet. Others were treated badly on social networks like Facebook or Twitter. It has become a spreading cause.
Murderers normally don’t use the internet. If there is a death threat on the internet, it’s normally nothing. They spend their time searching for someone in reality to attack. Murderers have a psychological problem that leads them to murder. Jeffery Dahmer killed gay teens and men because his father drilled it into his head that being gay was bad. Dahmer was gay himself which pushed him over the edge. Other times, it’s a mental illness that creates the homicidal tendencies.
The one thing that popped into my head when thinking about how bullying and murder were similar, bullies and murderers both choose one person, whether planned or random, and turn them into a human target. Granted, bullies can use their targets a lot longer than murderers, but it's still the same concept.
Bullies and murderers may seem different, but they really aren't Reflection #2 (posted March 16 -- Peer Response March 25)
I really didn't like this essay. I felt rushed and not as into it as the first one. The main purpose of this writing was to show that, even though they seem very different, murder and bullying really aren't. People can't make that comparison in their mind mostly because of denial. No one really sees how they target people and 'kill them', whether metaphorically or actually. I think my audience will stay the same throughout this topic. It's to people who don't think bullying is a big deal and the people of the world who have the power to stop bullying. That's why I used the murder example. It was to show those people, through comparing, that I was able to shock them and open their eyes. The biggest thing that influenced these two were 1) I was about to watch a murder mystery, 2) I wanted to stick to the same topic, and 3) I remembered when teens across the country committed suicide because the were being bullied. It really made me decide what I was going to do. Rough Draft Argument (posted April 6 -- Peer Response April 8)
Bullying has always been understated. People will always say it isn't that big of a deal, but to many, it really is. If you look at the news lately, bullying has become a big deal. But is it too much hype for a small matter at hand?
If we look at the entertainment world, we see the media has been transfixed on the rating change for the new documentary, Bully. It originally started out as a R rated movie, for language. The whole point of the movie is to show how bullying is bad. The MPAA broke down to Harry Wienstien and turned the movie into a PG-13 rating, only after the movie was given a not rated by Harry Wienstien himself. This an important topic for many people, but are they putting too much into it?
Bullying may not be such a big problem as many people believe it might be. What if bullying is just a small percentage of the under 18 population, but it's blown out of proportion? That may be the case. Many children don't go through school without at least one comment thrown at them here or there, but is that bullying? By definition, bullying is when "Use [of] superior strength or influence [is used] to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what [the superior] wants." It's not seen a lot in schools. Bullying has been pushed to the extreme by the media, showing the behaviors that are almost never acted out. People don't get shoved in lockers, wedgies, or heads shoved in toilets. The media's view of high school puts parents on edge for no real reason. It doesn't help the problem, it only makes it worst. Whether you believe bullying is a big as a problem or not, there are always two sides to every story. People have their views and are allowed to share them.
Peer Response: This is a really good start and i like how your carry out a theme throughout all your essays because it shows that you are very passionate in stopping bullying. now i would say that you start making your points and supporting them with evidence that you may find or even backing it up with the knowledge you already have. As far as vocab, i feel it is strong for the most part and keep up the good work. Revision Argument (posted April 13 -- Peer Response April 15)
Final Argument (posted April 20 -- Peer Response April 23)
Hey! I'm Madeline El-Baroudi. I normally go by Maddi or Maggie, but it depends mostly on the person. I have never had a preference for names, since many of my friends make up silly nicknames for me. I have one brother and 9 pets (not all in the same house). I have 5 cats and one dog at my dad's house and 2 cats and 1 dog at my mom's.I like to read, just not always the class book. I've been reading this book about a kid who lost his dad in 9/11. It's called Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. It has a very different way of seeing how it really effected people. I'm also a HUGE movie fan. I spend most of my time watching them and thinking about them. I love movies and think they are amazing. I will normally have an idea for a movie in my head at all times. I always think about the actors, where it takes place, the time period, etc. I also like hanging out with my friends. Friends are very important to me. They have helped me become the person I am today. They tell me what they think, no matter what and always tell me the truth.
Personal Reflection on Topic of Inquiry(posted January 27 -- Peer Response January 29)
It's hard to think of something that is important to me, especially when there are some many things that come to mind. I think back to my experiences from my previous school history and the only thing I think about is the bullying I went through.
It started back when I was a toddler at daycare. I dealt with mean boys telling me I was fat and I was ugly. It carried on through to elementary, where I just wanted to be normal with friends that I could trust. I was always picked on, never having a friend that stayed by my side. It was hard, seeing how most of the people in my girl scout troop didn't like me when the girl scout moms backs were turned. It was challenging to get passed, but I came out of elementary school with a few friends who sadly went to the other middle school.
I though middle school was going to be better. It seemed like everyone was going to get over themselves and things would start all over again. It ended up being worst. They had a wider vocabulary and knew how to kick someone when they were down. It started with my best friend telling everyone my secrets, people waiting outside my locker to beat me up, being called a lesbian with no friends, shunned, and dealing with guys making inappropriate comments about the book/movie series I happened to be into at the time.
After middle school, I told myself I would never let that happen to me again. It was hard in the beginning, dealing with the same immature behavior as before, but gradually became better and easier, for people started seeing how dumb it was to make fun of someone. I hit a bad streak towards the end of freshman year, but I got through it.
Bullying is the thing I try to prevent. I always make friends with someone who looks to be needing it and if I see bullying or hear a rude comment made about someone specific or a general group, I tell them it's not right and make sure they don't say it again. I became a mentor for the school for mainly that reason. I feel that some freshman deal with bullying and the teachers might not always catch it. They're new to the school and don't know who to watch out for and who they can trust. Once those freshman walk into the school, a wall is instantly built. They just need a friend to help them out.
Peer Response:
I think you have a lot of reasoning behind your topic and I think that it's a good idea because it does seem to be a bigger problem than what people think. I found it very interesting an good topic to expand on. Good job!!
Rough Draft Definition (posted February 3 -- Peer Response February 5)
Bullying is a national problem. A bully is when a person, or group of people, physically, verbally, or sexually harasses someone who may be younger, smaller in size, or part of a lower social group. Another word for bullying is hazing. This is mostly seen in elementary and middle school, but at times it can happen in high school. Sometimes, it can even happen into adulthood. Bullying can lead the victim to have anger issues; trust issues, depression, other serious physiological issues, and, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. People need to stop bullying when they see it happen, ultimately keeping the victim from having problems in the future.
There are many reasons a bully becomes a bully. Some bullies have a bad home life, which can range from neglect to abusive parents. This is the most common reason for children becoming bullies. Another reason can be the child has serious personal and self-esteem issues and feels that if he or she can point out a weaker person’s flaws, it will ultimately make them feel better. When it comes to a group of people, there is always a leader. The group follows the leader to stay on their good side.
Cyber bullying is the new way to bully someone in the technology age. Cyber bullying is just using the internet to harass the victim the bully already harasses in person. It is normally used on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. The sites have done their best to limit the bullying by letting a person report the bully when they start acting up on the site.
Physical bullying, while common, is not the most common. It is when someone touches you without your permission. It isn’t like a hug from a friend. It is when someone comes and tries to punch, slap, kick, or other violent ways to hurt you. It is the way most bullies on television are seen acting out. They are taking someone and shoving them into a locker or beating them up. This kind of bullying is associated more with high school and ‘Freshman Treatment’. Freshman Treatment is a myth that is meant to scare the new kids and to make it clear that the Upperclassman rule the school.
Verbal bullying is the most common type. Verbal bullying is saying negative things to someone to make them feel bad about themselves. When I was in middle school, verbal bullying was what I mostly had to deal with. Name calling, spreading rumors about the victim, and rude comments are just some of the ways people can be verbally bullied. It’s a way to be able to bully someone without getting in trouble for the physical portion.
Sexual bullying is not as common as the first two, but still happens. Sexual harassment is when the bully touches or says something to the victim in a sexual way that is unwanted. There are many seminars in work places about sexual harassment. They sometimes have unscheduled, surprise seminars in schools for reasons unknown to the students. It’s a difficult thing to deal with. Talking from experience, it can make the victim feel violated and upset. In the gay community, many teenagers and young college students have committed suicide for sexual bullying. Being called gay and being targeted because of your sexual orientation is sexual harassment. It may not be the most common version of bullying, but it is by far the worst.
Bullying is a problem that needs to be taken care of. The mental and physical problems that the victims of bullying goes through can cause unwanted stress and trauma that can follow them into adulthood and can lead the victim to taking their own lives. By being able to identify the way people are treated and stopping it, it could potentially lower the suicide rate immensely and stop bullying for future generations.
Peer Response: This is a well written rough draft! I really enjoyed the essay and grabbed my attention with the different types of bullying but in the cyber bullying paragraph I kind of felt like the paragraph wasn't finished yet but it was well put together and had a great use of vocabulary. I would just run through it and make sure you feel that the paragraphs are fully finished and end with the complete idea but other than that I feel that it was strong and had a great strong opinion on the situation.
Revision Definition (posted February 10 -- Peer Response February 12 )
Bullying is a national problem. A bully is when a person, or group of people, physically, verbally, or sexually harasses someone who may be younger, smaller in size, or part of a lower social group. Another word for bullying is hazing. This is mostly seen in elementary and middle school, but at times it can happen in high school. Sometimes, it can even happen into adulthood. Bullying can lead the victim to have anger issues; trust issues, depression, other serious physiological issues, and, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. People need to stop bullying when they see it happen, ultimately keeping the victim from having problems in the future.
There are many reasons a bully becomes a bully. Some bullies have a bad home life, which can range from neglect to abusive parents. This is the most common reason for children becoming bullies. Another reason can be the child has serious personal and self-esteem issues and feels that if he or she can point out a weaker person’s flaws, it will ultimately make them feel better. When it comes to a group of people, there is always a leader. The group follows the leader to stay on their good side.
Cyber bullying is the new way to bully someone in the technology age. Cyber bullying is just using the internet to harass the victim the bully already harasses in person. It is normally used on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. The websites have done their best to limit the bullying by letting a person report the bully when they start acting up on the site, but not everyone wants to report it. They may still feel threatened if they tell the websites what the bully is doing. If there is a problem at school and on the internet, teachers or principals will ask to see if there is an internet history between the two. Cyber bullying is the most common form of bullying outside of school.
Physical bullying, while common, is not the most common. It is when someone touches you without your permission. It isn’t like a hug from a friend. It is when someone comes and tries to punch, slap, kick, or any other violent ways to hurt you. It is the way most bullies on television are seen acting out. They are taking someone and shoving them into a locker or beating them up. This kind of bullying is associated more with high school and ‘Freshman Treatment’. Freshman Treatment is a myth that is meant to scare the new kids and to make it clear that the Upperclassman rule the school. Physical bullying is the most noticeable version of bullying.
Verbal bullying is the most common type. Verbal bullying is saying negative things to someone to make them feel bad about themselves. When I was in middle school, verbal bullying was what I mostly had to deal with. Name calling, spreading rumors about the victim, and rude comments are just some of the ways people can be verbally bullied. It’s a way to be able to bully someone without getting in trouble for the physical portion.
Sexual bullying is not as common as the first two, but still happens. Sexual harassment is when the bully touches or says something to the victim in a sexual way that is unwanted. There are many seminars in work places about sexual harassment. They sometimes have unscheduled, surprise seminars in schools for reasons unknown to the students. It’s a difficult thing to deal with. Talking from experience, it can make the victim feel violated and upset. In the gay community, many teenagers and young college students have committed suicide for sexual bullying. Being called gay and being targeted because of your sexual orientation is sexual harassment. It may not be the most common version of bullying, but it is by far the worst.
Bullying is a problem that needs to be taken care of. The mental and physical problems that the victims of bullying goes through can cause unwanted stress and trauma that can follow them into adulthood and can lead the victim to taking their own lives. By being able to identify the way people are treated and stopping it, it could potentially lower the suicide rate immensely and stop bullying for future generations.
Final Definition (posted February 17 -- Peer Response February 19 )
Bullying is a national problem. A bully is when a person, or group of people, physically, verbally, or sexually harasses someone who may be younger, smaller in size, or part of a lower social group. Another word for bullying is hazing. This is mostly seen in elementary and middle school, but at times it can happen in high school. Sometimes, it can even happen into adulthood. Bullying can lead the victim to have anger issues; trust issues, depression, other serious physiological issues, and, in extreme cases, lead to suicide. People need to stop bullying when they see it happen, ultimately keeping the victim from having problems in the future.
There are many reasons a bully becomes a bully. Some bullies have a bad home life, which can range from neglect to abusive parents. This is the most common reason for children becoming bullies. Another reason can be the child has serious personal and self-esteem issues and feels that if he or she can point out a weaker person’s flaws, it will ultimately make them feel better. When it comes to a group of people, there is always a leader. The group follows the leader to stay on their good side.
Cyber bullying is the new way to bully someone in the technology age. Cyber bullying is just using the internet to harass the victim the bully already harasses in person. It is normally used on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. The websites have done their best to limit the bullying by letting a person report the bully when they start acting up on the site, but not everyone wants to report it. They may still feel threatened if they tell the websites what the bully is doing. If there is a problem at school and on the internet, teachers or principals will ask to see if there is an internet history between the two. Cyber bullying is the most common form of bullying outside of school.
Physical bullying, while common, is not the most common. It is when someone touches you without your permission. It isn’t like a hug from a friend. It is when someone comes and tries to punch, slap, kick, or any other violent ways to hurt you. It is the way most bullies on television are seen acting out. They are taking someone and shoving them into a locker or beating them up. This kind of bullying is associated more with high school and ‘Freshman Treatment’. Freshman Treatment is a myth that is meant to scare the new kids and to make it clear that the Upperclassman rule the school. Physical bullying is the most noticeable version of bullying.
Verbal bullying is the most common type. Verbal bullying is saying negative things to someone to make them feel bad about themselves. When I was in middle school, verbal bullying was what I mostly had to deal with. Name calling, spreading rumors about the victim, and rude comments are just some of the ways people can be verbally bullied. It’s a way to be able to bully someone without getting in trouble for the physical portion.
Sexual bullying is not as common as the first two, but still happens. Sexual harassment is when the bully touches or says something to the victim in a sexual way that is unwanted. There are many seminars in work places about sexual harassment. They sometimes have unscheduled, surprise seminars in schools for reasons unknown to the students. It’s a difficult thing to deal with. Talking from experience, it can make the victim feel violated and upset. In the gay community, many teenagers and young college students have committed suicide for sexual bullying. Being called gay and being targeted because of your sexual orientation is sexual harassment. It may not be the most common version of bullying, but it is by far the worst.
Bullying is a problem that needs to be taken care of. The mental and physical problems that the victims of bullying goes through can cause unwanted stress and trauma that can follow them into adulthood and can lead the victim to taking their own lives. By being able to identify the way people are treated and stopping it, it could potentially lower the suicide rate immensely and stop bullying for future generations.
Reflection #1 (posted February 20 -- Peer Response February 22)
This is a very hard topic to write about. It seemed hard to go back and think about what had happened to me to use that as a tool. I tried keeping it very neutral when thinking of tone, but might have added some sadness in there. I really wanted more middle and high school students to read this, letting them know that what they might be doing is harassment and needs to stop. I feel like maybe if enough people got a chance to read this, bullying in schools would decrease. I believe, by putting the title of the form of bullying, I kept the reader interested in reading about what it was and different examples.
Rough Draft Comparison (postedFebruary 24 -- Peer Response February 26 )
Explaining bullying to someone can be very hard if they don't see it very much in their life. Whenever I think of bullying, I think of murder. They are very similar, but at the same time, completely different. They can't be mistaken for each other, but they have some of the same principles.
Bullying is what a child does to another child when they feel the weaker one needs to be taught a lesson. Murder is taking another person's life away from them, sometimes for no reason. A bully is harmless compared to a murderer, but it's sad to say that a bully can be a murderer without meaning to be.
Bullies can indirectly push someone to the point of suicide, which is considered man slaughter, but can be very hard to prove. The one thing that popped into my head when thinking about how bullying and murder were similar, bullies and murderers both choose one person, whether planned or random, and turn them into a human target. Granted, bullies can use their targets a lot longer than murderers, but it's still the same concept.
Bullies and murderers may seem different, but they really aren't.
Peer Response:
I think this a very good start to your idea. The concept is great and i see that its a repetitive subject that you pick to talk about, so im guessing you are very into stopping or/andteaching about bullying and how it leads to bad situations. I like your idea and hope to see more details to your writing and examples.
Revision Comparison (posted March 2 -- Peer Response March 4)
Explaining bullying to someone can be very hard if they don't see it very much in their life. Whenever I think of bullying, I think of murder. They are very similar, but at the same time, completely different. They can't be mistaken for each other, but they have some of the same principles.
Bullying is what a child does to another child when they feel the weaker one needs to be taught a lesson. Murder is taking another person's life away from them, sometimes for no reason. A bully is harmless compared to a murderer, but it's sad to say that a bully can be a murderer without meaning to be.
Bullies can indirectly push someone to the point of suicide, which is considered man slaughter, but can be very hard to prove. For the past few years, there have been reports of suicides in the LGBT community. There were gay students who had their interaction with another gay student posted onto the internet. Others were treated badly on social networks like Facebook or Twitter. It has become a spreading cause.
Murderers normally don’t use the internet. If there is a death threat on the internet, it’s normally nothing. They spend their time searching for someone in reality to attack. Murderers have a psychological problem that leads them to murder. Jeffery Dahmer killed gay teens and men because his father drilled it into his head that being gay was bad. Dahmer was gay himself which pushed him over the edge. Other times, it’s a mental illness that creates the homicidal tendencies.
The one thing that popped into my head when thinking about how bullying and murder were similar, bullies and murderers both choose one person, whether planned or random, and turn them into a human target. Granted, bullies can use their targets a lot longer than murderers, but it's still the same concept.
Bullies and murderers may seem different, but they really aren't.
Final Comparison (posted March 9 -- Peer Response March 11)
Explaining bullying to someone can be very hard if they don't see it very much in their life. Whenever I think of bullying, I think of murder. They are very similar, but at the same time, completely different. They can't be mistaken for each other, but they have some of the same principles.
Bullying is what a child does to another child when they feel the weaker one needs to be taught a lesson. Murder is taking another person's life away from them, sometimes for no reason. A bully is harmless compared to a murderer, but it's sad to say that a bully can be a murderer without meaning to be.
Bullies can indirectly push someone to the point of suicide, which is considered man slaughter, but can be very hard to prove. For the past few years, there have been reports of suicides in the LGBT community. There were gay students who had their interaction with another gay student posted onto the internet. Others were treated badly on social networks like Facebook or Twitter. It has become a spreading cause.
Murderers normally don’t use the internet. If there is a death threat on the internet, it’s normally nothing. They spend their time searching for someone in reality to attack. Murderers have a psychological problem that leads them to murder. Jeffery Dahmer killed gay teens and men because his father drilled it into his head that being gay was bad. Dahmer was gay himself which pushed him over the edge. Other times, it’s a mental illness that creates the homicidal tendencies.
The one thing that popped into my head when thinking about how bullying and murder were similar, bullies and murderers both choose one person, whether planned or random, and turn them into a human target. Granted, bullies can use their targets a lot longer than murderers, but it's still the same concept.
Bullies and murderers may seem different, but they really aren't
Reflection #2 (posted March 16 -- Peer Response March 25)
I really didn't like this essay. I felt rushed and not as into it as the first one. The main purpose of this writing was to show that, even though they seem very different, murder and bullying really aren't. People can't make that comparison in their mind mostly because of denial. No one really sees how they target people and 'kill them', whether metaphorically or actually. I think my audience will stay the same throughout this topic. It's to people who don't think bullying is a big deal and the people of the world who have the power to stop bullying. That's why I used the murder example. It was to show those people, through comparing, that I was able to shock them and open their eyes. The biggest thing that influenced these two were 1) I was about to watch a murder mystery, 2) I wanted to stick to the same topic, and 3) I remembered when teens across the country committed suicide because the were being bullied. It really made me decide what I was going to do.
Rough Draft Argument (posted April 6 -- Peer Response April 8)
Bullying has always been understated. People will always say it isn't that big of a deal, but to many, it really is. If you look at the news lately, bullying has become a big deal. But is it too much hype for a small matter at hand?
If we look at the entertainment world, we see the media has been transfixed on the rating change for the new documentary, Bully. It originally started out as a R rated movie, for language. The whole point of the movie is to show how bullying is bad. The MPAA broke down to Harry Wienstien and turned the movie into a PG-13 rating, only after the movie was given a not rated by Harry Wienstien himself. This an important topic for many people, but are they putting too much into it?
Bullying may not be such a big problem as many people believe it might be. What if bullying is just a small percentage of the under 18 population, but it's blown out of proportion? That may be the case. Many children don't go through school without at least one comment thrown at them here or there, but is that bullying? By definition, bullying is when
"Use [of] superior strength or influence [is used] to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what [the superior] wants." It's not seen a lot in schools. Bullying has been pushed to the extreme by the media, showing the behaviors that are almost never acted out. People don't get shoved in lockers, wedgies, or heads shoved in toilets. The media's view of high school puts parents on edge for no real reason. It doesn't help the problem, it only makes it worst.
Whether you believe bullying is a big as a problem or not, there are always two sides to every story. People have their views and are allowed to share them.
Peer Response: This is a really good start and i like how your carry out a theme throughout all your essays because it shows that you are very passionate in stopping bullying. now i would say that you start making your points and supporting them with evidence that you may find or even backing it up with the knowledge you already have. As far as vocab, i feel it is strong for the most part and keep up the good work.
Revision Argument (posted April 13 -- Peer Response April 15)
Final Argument (posted April 20 -- Peer Response April 23)
Reflection #3 (posted April 23)